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Anencephalics as Organ Donors

Author

Zaner, Richard M.

Bibliographic Citation

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 1989 Feb; 14(1): 61-78.

Abstract

This paper reviews objections to the proposal to allow parents of
anencephalics to donate their infant's organs for transplantation and finds
them unpersuasive. Instead, interpretations of Baby Doe legislation, a higher
brain functional conception of death, the idea of viability in many abortion
statutes, and the wishes of many patients, give strong support for the
proposal for organ transplantation using anencephalics.